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Israel, Hezbollah trade blows as Blinken calls for de&escalation
Israel carried out a wave of air strikes on Hezbollah's southern Beirut stronghold on Wednesday night, destroying a residential complex, according to Lebanese state media, as the Iran-backed militant group said it launched rockets at a military manufacturing site in the Tel Aviv suburbs. Hezbollah earlier confirmed that Hashem Safieddine, heir apparent to slain leader Hassan Nasrallah, was killed in an Israeli strike. Read our liveblog to see how the day's events unfolded.
Israel carried out a wave of air strikes on Hezbollah's southern Beirut stronghold on Wednesday night, destroying a residential complex, according to Lebanese state media, as the Iran-backed militant group said it launched rockets at a military manufacturing site in the Tel Aviv suburbs. Hezbollah earlier confirmed that Hashem Safieddine, heir apparent to slain leader Hassan Nasrallah, was killed in an Israeli strike. Read our liveblog to see how the day's events unfolded.
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